Unit 1Let’s be Astronomers: The Solar System & The Terrestrial Planets
5 lessons2 Weeks
Let’s be Astronomers: The Solar System & The Terrestrial Planets
 Week 1
Lesson 1
Let’s be Astronomers: Intro to our Solar System
In this lesson we will explore our Space Neighborhood and discuss where we actually live in space. We will identify the various objects and regions in our Solar System, and determine where we are located within the Milky Way Galaxy.
Lesson 2
Let’s be Astronomers: Sun
During this lesson we will discuss our closest star, the Sun, determining its importance in our Solar System, and learn about its gravity, size, and more.
Lesson 3
Let’s be Astronomers: Mercury, Venus, & Earth
In this lesson, we will discuss the first three Terrestrial Planets and their individual characteristics of the three planets closest to the Sun. There will also be a fun, review game link listed to challenge yourself on all we have learned this week.
 Week 2
Lesson 4
Let’s be Astronomers: Our Moon
During this lesson, we will explore our nearest celestial object, the Moon, as we discover many little-known facts about our natural nightlight. 
Lesson 5
Let’s be Astronomers: Mars and Compare & Contrast the first 4 planets
During our 2nd lesson of the week, we will then head out to the Red Planet, Mars, and see what all the focus is about and why humans are so interested to travel there. After this, we will compare and contrast the first four Terrestrial Planets, finding how they are similar and how they are unique.
Unit 2Let’s be Astronomers: The Solar System & The Jovian Planets
2 lessons1 Week
Let’s be Astronomers: The Solar System & The Jovian Planets
 Week 3
Lesson 6
Let’s be Astronomers: Intro to the Jovian Planets, Jupiter & Saturn
The first 2 videos this week are full of fun as we fly past the Asteroid Belt to the Jovian Planets. We will explore the largest planet in our Solar System, Jupiter, as well as the Jewel of our Solar System, Saturn, with all its amazing rings. We will discuss their rings, moons, and other amazing details about these two Gas Giants.
Lesson 7
Let’s be Astronomers: Uranus, & Neptune & compare & contrast The Jovian Planets
During this lesson, we will head out to the farthest Gas & Ice Giants, Uranus, the Sideways Planet, and Neptune, the dark blue, Windy Planet. We will also do a comparison of the Jovian planets, finding how they are similar and how they are different from each other.
Unit 3Let’s be Astronomers: Telescopes & Constellations
2 lessons1 Week
Let’s be Astronomers: Telescopes & Constellations
 Week 4
Lesson 8
Let’s be Astronomers: Telescopes & How We Use Them
This lesson we switch to discussing things here on Earth that allow us to observe and discover more in the Space around our planet, mainly, telescopes. We will learn about the different types of telescopes and Observatories, like the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes. We will see how a telescope works, and look at their parts. Then we will view some amazing pictures taken by the Hubble & James Webb!
Lesson 9
Let’s be Astronomers:  Discovering the Constellations
Our second lesson of the week focuses on Constellations, what they are, how many there are, how they were used historically, and how we can still use the constellations today. We will look at a variety of Star Charts and locate the 5 biggest constellations on them. Talk about a stellar time!
Unit 4Let’s be Astronauts: Astronauts & Human Space Exploration
1 lesson1 Week
Let’s be Astronauts: Astronauts & Human Space Exploration
 Week 5
Lesson 10
Let’s be Astronauts: What they do, how they train & Human Space Exploration
During this lesson, we will find out what it takes to become an astronaut, and how they train to live and work in space. We will discover the various places humans have traveled at this point, and where we might travel to next. This week's lessons will get your mind wheeling with the possibilities and the future of humans in Space!
Unit 5Let’s be Astronauts: Types of Spacecraft & The ISS
2 lessons1 Week
Let’s be Astronauts: Types of Spacecraft & The ISS
 Week 6
Lesson 11
Let’s be Astronauts: Types of Spacecraft
For our last week of class, we will discuss the main types of man-made spacecraft, their missions, and where we have sent them. We will break down the two big categories of spacecraft, and then look at examples of each. A link will be given to watch a video of an atmospheric craft even landing on a moon millions of miles away! It is sure to be epic!
Lesson 12
Let’s be Astronauts: Touring the ISS
During this last video lesson, we will go on a tour of the International Space Station (ISS), which gives amazing insight into what it is like to actually live and work on the ISS. Talk about a great way to end our Space Mission 1 class! This tour is one zero-gravity trip to remember!